THE MISSIONARY CONFERENCE.
MUCH TALK OF "UNITY."
As we cannot pretend to spare specs for anything like fall accounts of the Missionary Conference at Shanghai, we adopt the ecleatio method. The first day, April 26th, being rated to talk about "unity" in founding Christian Church for Chins, we give the following extracte, sot quite coberent, to show that, sa Omer might have said, while
voted recommending the native Churches to } break away from them ?
At
public meeting at night, Dr Arthu Smith, whose famous book calls "intel- Jactual tarbidity" a Chiarse obaracteris
the accomplishments of a tio, lectured on contury's mission work to China. The benefits which Dr. Smith declared to bave been conferred on China by "Protestant Christianity" were the ides of a Ged; the raising of women; puror lives of the people; a weekly day of rest; a
THE HONGKONG DAILY PŁESS, THURSDAY, MAY 27v 1907.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC
COMPANY LIMITED.
The Report of the board of directors to the eighteenth ordinary yearly meeting of share bolders, to be held at the Company's Offloor, St,
George's building, on Wednesday, 8th May
Gentlemen,-Your Directors bare the plea sure to submit the accompanying Statement of the Company's accounts for the year ending 28th February 1967.
The following Directors retire by rotation, bot, being eligible, offer themselves for re
lectionSir Alexander Wilson, and J, A. Maitland, Esq.
"It will be necesary to appoint Auditora. Meters Cooper Brothers & Co, anil Mesurs. W. A. Brown & Co., retiring Auditors, offer themselves for re-election.
By order of the Board,
James CashBELI
Chief Managor. RALANCE SHEET, 31st December, 1908, Dr.
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The balance at credit of profit and loss To Capital Authorised :---- secount is $110,469.72; alter deducting
unanimity was meant, there was instead "mnat once of disciplina; educational advance: print director' fees ($3.0) there remains a sum of
argument", and that the missionaries "camo wat as in they wout,"
ing presses; and many others.
A CHINESE BRIGAND CHIEF
WANTED" IN CHINA.
$17,440.72 available for appropriatico, sul your directors recommend that this be disposed of as follows:-
Tu pay
To
Before Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe at the Magistracy yesterday afteraces Mr. G. E. Merrell, Crown Solicitor, applied on behalf of the Chiness Government for the extradition of Lau Yak-To ting who is wanted in China to answər a charge of armed robbery. Mr. R. A. Harding appeared for the defence.
a dividend of 10 per cent :— ay 81.00 per share on 59,991
fully paid shares...
... 8 59,991.00 Bay 50 cents per share on 9 part
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write off plant account for
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write off furnituro account for
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Dr. J. C. Gituan of Bratow said at present they were not fenading ore Chinese Churoh but many, and the Committee felt that this ought not any longer to continue, that they soght not to go ou planting and organizing different Church bodies. Omitting Goners!
379.76 Sociatios like Bible Societies there were some
2,953.66 stly mission bodies at work and till lately
$107,449.72 at least they had been plauting fifty Chinese
The Manager reports that the number of Churches. The Committee was sure the Con-
The defendant is the man who formerly
the charge lamps, fats and meters connected to the Con- ferenco would eay with ons heart "This in
Supply Service on the lat Agril was pany It will future eball not he." Their divisions bulked appeared before the Court
of demanding money with menacer
equivalent to upwards of 44,500 lamps of 8 the public eye. They were be remembered that sometime age he called candle power. 85 Are Lamps are maintained largely in
the family house of Mr. sien Ting, by the Corapany and 20 Electric Lifts are being pointed to by writers of the Rewas Church.at They distarted the winds of the Chinese domandel a certain amount of money operated by the Power Service.
less extent than and fold Chat gentlema that ho Churches, though to
word one.
WHEY
Some
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was
a notcrions robber chief. Mr. Sién Ting secured him and landed him over to the Palice, and then certain other prominent Chinese told the authorities that he had also secured money from them through menace.]
case
out
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heen
Anditors. The accounts have beep audited
by Mrs. G. G. 8. Forseth and F. Maitland in place of Messrs. C. W. Hay and W. Button 1 otts, who are absent from the Colnay. MESTE C. W. May and W. Hatten Potis offer themselves for re-election.
A. G. WOOD, Chairman. Hongkong, 29th April, 1907. STATEMENT DE ACCOUNT FEMRU AKT 28TH, 1907. LIABILIT4M Tapital- ilizares neb $10 puid up $ato Lecall paid on lates
The new system of Underground Feeder and Distribution Cables was completed and brought into service during the last Summer, displacing was often alleged. There was a real danger that both to their own mind and in the
the old overhead distribution in the contre of mince of friendly and unfriendly critics
the city with very satisfactory results. A new Water Tabe Boiler was erected at the Generat these differences would be greatly exaggerated
ing Statie a during the Autumn, giring increased The Committee asked them, therefore, to
facilities for dealing with the Winter lighting Mr. Morrell informed his Worship that this loads. begin the Conference with a frank and earnest
A considerable amount of work has declaration in the eyes of the world that they was the old, old Chinese story of the done preparatory to the reception of two Diwal industrions man who made a little money, and Alternator Sets of 300 H.E' each. A site bas [Such a declaration, in addition to being "frauk and earnest," would be no worse
of the vagabonds and' rogues who wanted to been levelled on the terrace at the back of the for being true. These regulations came up qeeze it cut of him. In this instance they Station, on which will be placed the Oil Storage Tanks and Water Cooling Apparatus. and the with the entire concurrence of the Committee failed to get what they demanded and robbed west end of the Engine Room is at prewat on Comity and Federation. Ore other expluna- the man's place of business. The complainnut undergoing reconstruction in order to provide tion he bud to wake and he did so with regret, name was Chan Kai-san and be was the pro-space for the erection of these Diesel Engine and that was that there was not a member ofprietor of 400 1 of land in the Poumisha Set
Directors-In accordance with the articles Ha lot of 300lation, Mowers. A. G. Wood and G. H. the Baptist Churches on the Committee. He village. Hengshou district, China.
bia land 10 other people, tha Medhurst retire, but, being eligible, offer bad endeavoured to correct this by conferring with the brethren of the Baptist Churches and arrangement being that we should find the themselves for re-election.. the Committee hoped to keep their language. Jabour, and that when the crops were gathered that all might agree, but in the boar would be first charge on the within bounds
things proceeds, the owner taking 60 per cent. of the they found that there
of balance and the tenants 40 per cent. For the Bam not satisfactory to which were the Baptist brethren. The Committee hoped purpose of this he kept an sccountant and a that, naity would be attained by sending back field overseer who were left in the matshed of the wording to which objection was taken to the the premises and kept the accounts. On Sep. Committee who would have the assistance of tember 3rd last year these two men were asicep five other brethren. In this way he hoped they fu throatshed about midnight. At that bour would pass the resolutions with the hearty mad they were awakened by somebody railing to When they arose they found that the entire approval of the Conference. Dr. Gibsen them. proceeded further to explain the resolutions and large heretene lamp in their quarters bad been said he did not believe that the work of different lit, and that five men were in attendance who missions crested 3 fficulties in the minda of the had evidently entered through the large door, members of the native Church. He thought which had been broken down. They identitled the prisoner as one of those fice mer, and picked the difficulty lay in explaining to them what
Beyond distinguishing bim ont in the Hongkong jail from among a Plaut. eest ef. a per the differenden were.
dozen others. The defendant démarded $1,000, that protestants were one mission and there was
at the some time stating that he belonged to the alec a French mission--Chinere did ant krow any difference. It was imperative that they Kweng Sog Tong, which thespeaker took it was
some sort of arobber hard. As theproprieter wa should stand apart from the Church of Rome. (Hear Hear.) In conclusion Dr. Gibson made not there the fokis would not give the band an eloquent appeal for unity in the Mission field, anything, so they produced freacas
threatened the fokis They then ransacked the To the lay mind it is difficult to square "an eloquent appeal for unity," Un in Christo, coatshed sad took $4.50 in money, a clock, two Not content with with su imperative injaurtion to "stand apartmusketa and other articles.
Luess spoils they took the two fokia up the river from the Charch of Rome."
and kept them for soms, 20 days in a matshed while they communicated with the farmer ransom. The farmer demanding $500
were turned aventually paid it and the men
Then they got to loose and sent 57. Macao, stayed there one night and went home, when the matter was daly reported to the Mandarin, but it was not till this month that the man was arrested.
The Rev. W. Nelson Bitton (L. Y. 8.. Stangbai) rezarked that the Conference had ooie together to nousider bases of nuity, it individual members were successivaly voicing their own idiosyncrasier. He protested against au stempt to force the imprimatur of any Western Church on to the creed of a Eastern Church, which abraid he left to formulate its own creed in its own time.
naw
The Rev. E. W. Thwing (lcnolain) wenid solve the problem of Linese unity of faith by basing it on the Scriptures. He himself find the Apostles Creed helpin, but would not force
it on those who did not spinova of formulated
Greeds.
and
Evidence was called, and the case adjourned.
BANK NEWS.
Suuhy exstitera ...... Dividetale usciaimed Susant Balance of profit and loss reconst
amount..
Aerers
Just
Leathcunt provided for de-
preciativul stren
45.00
4.700.04 4.497.15 1,73.20 110,449.79
$721,419.50
$312.312.16
19.392.48
$350,000.00 Cost of plant, since added .... 74.120.50 Property, sort of and and buildings as pr
Just account Leamount provided for depre
vintage cost of nikuga sinco adried
Installation materia, stock of Stures and cool, stuck of Tools, &, stork of Furniture, cost of, as per l
* acrant Cost of furniture since added Insurance, Value of unexpired portions of policies ........... Sundry deliters Cash with agente Hongkong and Shanghai banking
corporation..
Dr.
$424,120.80
4,329.97 $ 5,00
7017.17
92.077.174 51.364.43 9,21,25 1239.10
849,70 300,000
WORKING ACCOUNT.
To ngary and other expenses... To rent si Lexes Toron
To auditor hea
To bad iulta
670.74
1.290.00 34,207.14
78,876.44
necount
To Bills payable
Emfts on London bun-
kern against cash and security per contra... £73,303 143
Drafts & Head Ce
and branches, Drafts on continentul benkern and other agotits
151,135 3 #
2,787 83
Icons payable against senzity por
nitra.........
To Acceptance on account of Can
Спотик реттеу
To tundry as onats, including relates
and provision fòr badnrel doght inj Belts To Prost and lees qeconat
130,208 40
777, 30 0.0 902201411 6
203,950 30 339,738 14 4
£2,003,112 23 Cont arent Liability on Rilla Beegicablo po discounted 301f4. Id., of which up to 25th March, 1907 1,685,088. 118. 58. have TIL CAT
The Bank to contingently liable in reject of Notes standing uponding to €7.981. 84. 20., which are not expected to become payable and are nut inched the above
Forrar shunge Cior tracts outstanding for Par chase and Sila of "Tilt and Telegraphic Transfers,
14.178. 84. 316.
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Cash in hand are at baukera.......... 2811,565 189
Ly Bullion
Ma
€19,01 →
By G. vernment and other stock..-
Consuls and socurities guaranteed by the tri- tish Governorat 'Indian Government Ro-
pee paper. Indian Goverum^ut ater- ling stock undgaaren- teed railway del en
ant ciler securities.......
tures
Ky bill receivable
Fy bills discourted........
209,25035 1
216,415 15 3
By loan seceivable uni adranex
By freehold bankung premiaPM
By liabilities of customers for accep
-tarra per contra
By audry rate, including amounte
due by agents
213,133 US
16,8M 11 1 1,662,161 53 18.743 14 7 2.217.168 18 8 14,241 11
92,011 11 6
114,745 3 6
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. For the year sting 1st December. 1906. To expenses of ampeanest at head office.
70015 banche, and agenetes
To A Interim Did for half-year ling Bum, 1946. oa 1000 Ashares an19,90 B" shames at 5 per cent. per annum
To araunt transferred to rewarve fund. To amount transferred tu officers' pension
fund
To balance..
By balance frons 31st December, 1905,
Lee dividend---
14/620 $5,000 0 0
2.5H2
39,748 14 4
2155.410 10 9
For half-your ending 31 Dember,
1005, or 15,Aehares" l-
stares at 5 per cent.
3.J, B per
ra.....
t
By gross per fit for the year cheling
Treeber, 19, after providing for tud and doubtfat delite and cost of the acquisition of the business of the bank of Calcutta.
33,499 17 11
34.062 10 0
19.437 7 1
145,973 8 20 £165,410 16 2
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SMALL-POX ON THE "MONGOLIA.”
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
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A British seaman on the P. M. S. Mongolia was found to have contracted small-por. The steamer wes temporarily detained at Yokohama in consequence,
THE "BLACKHEATH" AT YOKOHAMA,
The British steamer Blackheath (Britain S. S. Co. Lêj to Yokohama from Hongkong look twenty days for the passage. She met with heavy seas, and had to be towed iz to dosk.
A RESCUE On arrival at Coung on April 25th from Japan, the steamer Tienfi had on board three Japanes Beermen who were picked up from a capsized fiabing bost a day out from Moji. One wan bed received a severe gash, on the head and was only enabled to retain a hold on the boal, during the heavy sea which had brought disaster! to the little crafi, by the assistance of his comrades,
THE LIVERPOOL AND HONGKONG MAIL
CONTRACT.
A
Mr. Crx (Preston) asked the Spreker in the Honie of Commons whether there were ray means by which a member could correctly a certain before the beginning of a silting what Government business was to be taken. His questing bad special reference to the Liverpool and Hongkong wail cor
cor tract. motion to approve this contract bud been on the paper for several days, nd he, wishing to
ན། put before the Bonse grote consideratione ju relation to the subject, bad made repeated inquiries of the Whips and of the Clerk as to when the motion would be taken, but without getting any defis ito atracca The Patreonge becretary was aware of his intention, an it was with much surprise he had heard that immediately before the rising of the House on the previous night an attempt bed been made to smuggle the weting through.
The Speaker, confining himself to answering the question, said the fact of the notice appear irg on the order paper was an intimation to the House that the Goverment intended to take the motion if they could, and it any member was interested, it was his duty to be present when the moling was called. Of course, it was clays пред to a member to ascertain privately the| Government's intention.
Mr. Whiteley (York. W.R., Padrey) said to *29 not aware that the hon. member had a serious desire to raise a disenssica on the contrast, though there had been jocular Allusions to the subject. The motion had been put down in the tous way for the end of bobinese and would have been taken in the usual way if it had not been booked.
POSSIBLE FREIGHT WAR.
DREADFUL ECZEMA OF LITTLE BOY
Hands Had to Be Tied to Prevent
Scratching No Best With Him Night or Day-Head and Face a Raw Mass Curls Cut Off
A DOUBLE CURE BY
CUTICURA REMEDIES
"My little by was afected with Ele eezema about the head and face. had it from birth, but it broke out badly when he was about three months old, and then we couldn't get any rest with him night or day. It went on like that till he was six months old, and then I made up my mind to try Cuticura Remedies and see if it would stop the itching. The first time I used the Cuticura Soup, Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Resolvent, he got relief and got a nice sleep. I went out with it till it was cleared off the head. I had to cut all his curls off to get at it to cleansu it. His head and fuce were add a raw mass. He used to serutch and make it bleed dreadfully, till tied pieces of cotton on his bands to prevent him burt- ing himwell.
When I took my little girl to the doctor for the sume treable, be enuldn't do her any good, so I didn't take the boy, but the girl havn't a blemish now as used the Caticura Remedies for her, and she is now on her fourth year and the boy is on his third year.
Te has a lovely head of curls and the girl too. Mrs. W. Starling, Thurning, East Dereham, Eng. Már. 0, 1908."
CURED OF SCURVY
It affords me great pleasure to let you know that my face was cured by the Cuticura Remedies, consisting of Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, and I have pleasure in telling you that they are the best Remedies have ever ased. I suffered with
for five Acurvy weeks, and now I am quite well and will continue to recommend the Cuticura Remedios. Joseph Elenry Collins, 5 Har bour View, Queenstown, Feb. 24, 1905.”
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THE PUNJABEE AS AN ADVENTURER.
WANDERER IN TAK FAR EAST.
A London contemporary just received says → Germany's appetite for a share in the principal lines of steamship communicatin is just now Their giving some further cause for anxiety. latest piros of enterprise is to secure a share in the trade between New York and Australian and New Zealand ports. This, however, it is only fair to say, has not been achieved entirely of their own initiative, but with the cone arrence:
Those of the Tyser Line, a British concern. responsible for the Tyser Line appear to think! The Par jabers, from being one of the most that the entry of the Germans into this trade conservative and stay-at-o people in India, was only a matter of time. Accordingly they have become, as recent incidents show, absolute have coins to an arrangement whereby they will wanderers over the face of the earth. They do runs service from New York to the Colonies, in not smigrase in crowds but go on their own conjunction with the Hansa Steamship Co., of seeking remunerative employment wherever it Bremen, and the German Anatralian Steamshiu can be found-in Chica, Japan, Manchuris, Company, of Hamburg. The Tyer Line dafund British Columbia anywhere in fact, where good plan, also, on the ground fast they will be physique and willing labour comment a price. able to give regular sailings. On the other hand. British Colonies with their prjadice against Mrs Bucknall Brethers, the Federal Line, coloured labour do not welcome them, beses the
Ibiz
An attempt was then made to close the Beiting apart £13,000 to pay a bonds of 19 per Toamount carried to profit and loss aggourt 17.881.29: vessel, one ship for hydrographical purposes, Meters, Houlder Brothers, together with recent outcry against thers from Yazeeuver
discussion.
Bishop Graves esid the astounding statement had been made that there were statements in the Apostles' Creed which would not be accepted. While discussing unity at the commencement of their Conference they had got on dao. The Anglican Church in gerous ground, its desire to meet all bad yielded muss that it held dear, but if the amendments in leave out reference to the primitive Catholic Faith and the creeds were a lopied the Anglican delegates would not be able to join in these resolutions. The Conference could not ferge any more harmful weapon to place in the bands of the Roman Church then the slightest werk ness whatever in expressing its belief in the primitiva Catholic Faith.
The Hov. T. W. Pearce pladed for me of the spirit of the Founder of missions in the
consideration of there resolutions.
The implication of this is far from obscure. Mr. Penres seems to have sen a used for his
plea.
Bishop Bashford greatly deprecated any attempt of Chinese te orgonize a Church con- Gined to the Chinese Empire. Churches should
be world-wide and not rational.
This is excellent, so far as it goes. Christian churches should also be world-wide and not Eectarian, or dogmatic, or bigotted.
Mr. Eudicott thought that of all forms of
Christianity, that associated with some nation. ality was the moaf dangerous.
Dr. Lewis said there wore Afty Missions at work in China, and to say that the proposition would strengthen the links with the home Churches would be to say that there were fifty links to be strengthened. It was idle to work for unity if these connexions were to be regard ed as permanent,
Bishop Bashford's amendment was lost, and be then rose to ask what they expected the Home Churches to do when the Conference
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The directere of the Chartered Fank of India, Australis, and China recommend, after
ceut, on the salaries of the staff, that a dividend ba declared for the past half year at the rate of
By net prot on working 13 per cent. per annum, tax free, making, with
By rip and transfer fees............... the interim dividend, 13 per cent, for the year; that £10,100 be added to the reserve fund, By interest
it up to £175,000; that £0,000 be bringing added to the officers superannuation fact; that £25,000 be written ff premises acconat, and
14
Dr.
By ummmt of alivided profit, au per la
aceput
of
-CT.
chaw pr
$ 2,5091-
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. that £93, 369 be carried forward. For the corres To Lacant available for appropriation sponding period the dividend was at the rate of 14 per cent, making 13 per cent, for the year.
The report of the Standard Bank of South Africa (Limited; for tür half-year ended Decom ber 31 shows a profit of £179,80, indiasire the balance of £30,520 brenght forward. After balance it working account, brongia: deducting payment of charges and making full provision for bad and doubtful debts and chutin- Fencies, the directors recommend a dividend of 4re. per shure being at the rate of 10 per cent. per annu, tax-free; in place £10,000 to om. cors pension food, sod to carry forward £36,912, The report of the Mercantile Band of India (Limited) for the year 1908 slates that the net Profits, after providing for had and doubtful debte, and including £19,157 brought forward, amount to 20,81. From this sum £14,00% has
been distributed in payment of su interim divi dead of 24 per cent, tax free, on the "" and B shares for the half-year ended June 3 The directors bare added 335,000 to reserve fund raising it in £170,4 09) aud £2,00 to the officers pension fund. They now recommend a further dividend on the "A" and "B" shares of 35 per
In
of
Daring|1906 the German Navy was increased 29.212.77 by #ileen new warehips, all of which were built in German shipbuilding yards and representing a total displacement of 62,552 tons. Only three $721,119.4 of these warships were built in the Government yards, and it speaks volumes for gradual -velopment of shipbuilding in Germany that the remaining twelve units were turned cut by 9,718 25910 prirate yards. These fifteen cite mere made 2000 mp of two squadron-battleships, two armoured 1.016.07 cruisers, two small cruisers, one mine-lying
and one tender, six torpedo-boats, and one sub
the American firms engaged in the same fred and Pritish Columbia; but elsewhere in the Far $120.037.54 marine, one of the tropado-hants has not been.
under the title of the Cited States and East they do not find it diffealt to earn a living The battleships were Australasian Steamship Company, complain that The following is a translation of a letter Fat. $121,5/3,63 fanuched
van Ofßeer from an ex-Sepoy "Schlesier 26.00
launched at Dantzig in May.
the arrangement with the German companies recently received by 6.56 and the "Schleswig-Holstein," lanrebed
has been entered into without consultation of bis regiment who went back to China in December at Gaarder, near Kiel; esch is of
with them. In the trade between New York starch of employment:-
"At Bhanghai I got a passport for Rassion $122.007-2013,200 tons, and they are the last
the five vessels of Deutschland type. With And Australia and New Zealand there is zo
"conference" in the ordinary maning of territory, and went from Shanghai to Chetoo, $119,449.72 the two, the German Navy has now 24 big
the term. Shipping business bas been carried where. I took a ticket for Vladis stock, and The armoured-oraisers are the
en by independent lines, but at the same started on a Japanese versed on board of which $110,85.75clarat," launched at Haubarg in March,
time the parties have taken care not to under were ten other patives of India as passengers, and the Greisenau," lauched in June at Gropelingen, in the Weser; each is of 11,50 eat each other in the matter of rates. The The vessel started at 16 o'clock, and at se de
question which now arites is as to how fa- another yerel appeared going the other way, a tona displacement. The small cruiser "Narn. 107.581.08 berg" was launched at Kiel in Angost, and the the British and American lines will co-operate Taikoo (Hatterfield and Swvire) vessel. Vo The prevent the Tyser line and the twe Ger. were all sitting talking and when the Taikso man companies from having a share of the Company's ressed came else everybody was Gormary' frst
a whistle, but launched on the Weser in 2,000 ton, was
to be that Treer Lina interests have until close the skip that I was in blew a August: the tender "Delphia," of 45 tons.
now iron confined to Melbourne, Sydney, and the Taikon vessel's Captain was asleep or there Kiel in January. Ona division New Zealand, whereas the German lives will, was some other reason, for the twe launched of torpel-boss was launched at Kiel, the last under the wrw arrangement, be introduced into collided very violently and hath were broken and everybody on both ship grabran'd of these hosts, 187, Stted with the Parson's the trade of Fremantle, Adelaide, and Rrika turbines, and of 572 lone, could not be launched. That this is the case is shown by the fact that confused) badly. On the ship that I was, the first boar despatched by the new combina- was a German gentleman and bis wife and in December, rar has the ints yet been fixed. Finally, ast August, the
weeping sabmarino bont owned by Germany, was lanuch-tion will go to Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne, I said to her 'Don't be alarmed, the ship is not
Fydury, and. Brisbane. The next boat will go sinking, but she making a free of d from the Krupp Garmacia yard at Gaarden to Melbourne, Sydney, and ports in New said, in a very little time from now we shall Zeeland. It is stated that hitherto the Tyrer knew that the ship will go down. Then I got it is 0, 160 195
Line lave louded about half-a-dozen ressels a alarmed loc, but I remen barel that, whether year at New York for Australis. Now in ceram afraid or not, whatever God decrees will junction with the German lince, they propose happen, so what is the good of being afraid? The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued sailing every three weeks, the ronies therein. So I encouraged my heart bat everybody else dicated being alternate. Their opponertsaver began to weep because there was no land to the following report
On the 1st ut 1155 am.-The barometer that there can be no room for further competiwhich one might excape, nor any place of has fallen considerally over E. Japan, and risention, because there is trouble aiready in filling up scape. So I said to myself. that if my death standing but quickly over W. Japan and the coast of China, bents at New York. The extension of the is bere, then I have come to it. For sa bear
The depression appears to be moving towards Tyser Line operations seems, however, to suggest the two vessels remained E.N.E. over the 8. part of the Sea of Japan. the contrary. So far, the British and American having closed the holes with rubber went
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TAB which took
to Russia. I Formosa Channel, and fresh E. Winds over
introducing a freight war, for the facts have vessel. thresh N.. wind are expected to pretail in lines have taken ze steps in the direction of back; and thay the N. part of the China Ses,
just come to their notice. The Tyser got employment at 60 roubles, but I only en the other hand, hold that its position, served for one month, for the cold is extreme in conjuretion with the German lines, is too that country. Thence I went to Japan, to a strong to be attacked It seems improbable, town called Nagasaki, Japan is a very poverty will be stricken (lekin habot bluker kai), so I went back their opponents however, that
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110,072) at Dantalgia of business. One complaint of the former seems down below at a meal. When she wot very
MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Wo have received the full text of the fourteenth annual report of the Beard of Directors to the shareholders, as follows:-
The directors submit to the harsh ders of the bank the general balance shout and statement of profit and loss account for the year ending 31st December, 1905
The directors have added £83,000 to reserve
The net profits for the year, after providing for bad and doubtful debis, and including £19,407. 7. 11d. brought forward from last account, amedai to £90,801. 48, 4d. From this tox free, for the second half of the year sum £14462. 108. Od. has been distributed (making 6 per cont. for the year), leaving a in payout of an interim dividend of 2 per balance of £21,681 to be carried forward. Ascent, free of Income Tax, on the "A aud bounced at the last meeting, the business of "B" shares for the half-year ending 30th, the Bank of Calcutte (Limited) Las been acquired June, 1996 as from March 31, 1906, and, in accordance with the arrangement entered into, Mr. David Yule, its chairman, has joined the board of this back.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The C.P.B. str. Empress of Japan arrived Yokohama on Tuesday, the 30th alt, at 10 pm. and loft again at 4 a.m. Wednesday, for Naga
aki where she is due to-morrow, at 2 a m.
The C.P.P. str. Monteagle arrived Shanghai on Monday, 29th ult, at 3am, and left again ot 4 s.m. Wednesday, for Hongkong where she is due on Saturday, the 4th May, at 6 am. left Singapore on Sith ult., and is expected to The A. O. Line str. Yedido from New York arrive here on Tuesday, the 7th May.
fund raising it to £10,000 and £2,000 to the Officers' peusion fan. They now recom- on the "A" und end further dividend Bshares of 34 per cent free of Income Tax, for, the second half of the year (making per cout, for the paar), living a balaces 49, 4d, to be carried forward. of £20,051.
As arounced at the last mosting, the business of the Bank of Calcutta, Ltd., bas been acquired Be from 31st March, 1906, and, in accordation with the arrangement entered inte, Mr. David Yule, its Chairman, has joined the Board of this Bank.
It is with much regret that the Directors have Mr. E. W. Chamney. to record the death of their esteemed colleague,
way.
U1, the first
WEATHER REPORT.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 bours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.69 inches.
Hongkong & Neighbourhood
in
1
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two ships
willies tout Fraight wars in the trade beween town called Chingkiang, and there took service
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows:-
to acquiesos in the new situation with to Shanghai, and from Shanghal to a Chinese N.E. to E. winds,moderate, New York and South Africa have been common in a patroleums-extracting company; there are (cloudy, misly.
I am N.E. winds, enough, and importers have been enabled to three other men and I am the fourth.
'number one' over the three other men. I am ...freeb.
get their goods woch cheaper from New York that from England. It looke as though excused daty and my pay is 20 dollars and the When you Bame ne No. 1. Australian and New Zealand importers way three other wen receive 8 dollars.
themselves bara a similar experience if the Same as No. 1. dispate should develop inte open warfare.
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Formess Channel... Boath coast of China between ?
Hongkong and Lamocks South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan,
go on leave, Babib, then write and tell me, and if you go to your own country by this route perhaps I will go with you?-Hangoun Times.